When using Canta and Shizuku to debloat a device, if I were to delete those apps, do they get reinstalled back into my phone?

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I currently have these apps on this phone and my A16 that I’m setting up as a travel phone, and I’ve been wondering since using them on what would happen if I just deleted them? Would all the apps I remove come back into the phone? Could I get rid of Canta and Shizuku if I wanted to? I really would not want to break my phones if that happens😳

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viertesauge@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
If i remember correctly this way of uninstalling apps just removes the apps for the current user and not actually from the system? And it is using the same method as you would with adb from a computer? So yes after uninstalling canta the apps should still be gone for you until you do a factory reset.

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akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
My guess is no. You’re safe. 😊 They have probably been uninstalled from the user space portion of your phone (but still exist on the system partition, which is why you’re able to factory reset the phone if needed).

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aim4harmony@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
As far as I understand, Canta and Shizuku don’t delete the applications. They simply allow the system applications to be disabled. To really remove the system apps, you’d need to root your phone and install a different OS.

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