Removing Google apps on the Onyx Boox Note

Dav_25 · 04-24-2019, 06:54 AM

Hi,
I am looking for an ereader. I would like to ask a question about the Onyx Boox Note/Note pro:
I don't feel comfortable at all having Google bloatwares on my ereader, is that possible to remove them completely (G Playstore, Gmail, Youtube, Gmaps...) ?

Thank you

holger.nestmann · 04-26-2019, 04:00 AM

Hi Dav,

these applications are not on the device by default and need to be enabled before you they can be used.

Jayjee · 04-26-2019, 05:04 AM

I don't own a Boox Note, on the Max 2 (which has more or less the same firmware, as I am lead to believe) the Google Play Store is installed, sometimes needs to be activated.
All other apps you mention (gmail, youtube, maps) are not even installed on the device, nor are any other google apps (books, photos, docs, sheet, translate, drive etc.) - this to avoid misunderstandings. Before they could be enabled, you would need to install them.
The only google apps I remember are contacts and and calendar, which I have not tried to remove.

In any case, as far as I remember, you can choose not to sign into a google account on an android device nowadays. I just recycled an old android (6.0) phone as internet radio station, and could reset it and set it up without signing in to a google account. Can't remember if that is the case with the Onyx android devices, though.

Best,
Jan

whopper · 04-26-2019, 08:42 AM

As holger said you, gaaps are on the rom device but not active unless you do it manually.

As they consume around 250/300mb of ram, some people do like you and do not activate them.

Bob Willis · 04-29-2019, 05:22 AM

Those Apps are not available on Boox Note when you first got it, and you shall install those Apps by yourself. Therefore, you do not need to remove the App.

04-24-2019, 06:54 AM	#1
Dav_25 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 9914 Join Date: Apr 2019 Device: too many	Removing Google apps on the Onyx Boox Note Hi, I am looking for an ereader. I would like to ask a question about the Onyx Boox Note/Note pro: I don't feel comfortable at all having Google bloatwares on my ereader, is that possible to remove them completely (G Playstore, Gmail, Youtube, Gmaps...) ? Thank you

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04-26-2019, 04:00 AM	#2
holger.nestmann Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2018 Device: Onyx Boox Note / Tolino Shine 3HD	Hi Dav, these applications are not on the device by default and need to be enabled before you they can be used.

04-26-2019, 05:04 AM	#3
Jayjee Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 32278 Join Date: May 2016 Device: Onyx Boox Max 2	I don't own a Boox Note, on the Max 2 (which has more or less the same firmware, as I am lead to believe) the Google Play Store is installed, sometimes needs to be activated. All other apps you mention (gmail, youtube, maps) are not even installed on the device, nor are any other google apps (books, photos, docs, sheet, translate, drive etc.) - this to avoid misunderstandings. Before they could be enabled, you would need to install them. The only google apps I remember are contacts and and calendar, which I have not tried to remove. In any case, as far as I remember, you can choose not to sign into a google account on an android device nowadays. I just recycled an old android (6.0) phone as internet radio station, and could reset it and set it up without signing in to a google account. Can't remember if that is the case with the Onyx android devices, though. Best, Jan

04-26-2019, 08:42 AM	#4
whopper Addict Posts: 350 Karma: 22726 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Europe Device: Boox max 2	As holger said you, gaaps are on the rom device but not active unless you do it manually. As they consume around 250/300mb of ram, some people do like you and do not activate them.

04-29-2019, 05:22 AM	#5
Bob Willis Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 12640 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: Kindle, IPAD Pro, Boox Note	Those Apps are not available on Boox Note when you first got it, and you shall install those Apps by yourself. Therefore, you do not need to remove the App.

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