Question how changes as root affects unrooted profile

daggs

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Greetings,

I wanted to know if rooting a cell phone, force stopping services, blocking all outgoing data flow for several apps has any affects on the profile which is used when the smartphone in unrooted?

Thanks.
 

COLGeek

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If the apps/services are stopped or removed, it should make no difference if rooted or unrooted. Is that what you are asking?

If not removed, your phone will still try to update installed apps over time, using more data.

Why are you so concerned about data flow? What are you trying to accomplish?
 

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I like my privacy, I try to limit the amount of personal data I'm exposing, thats why for example I don't use gmail and have no intention to use google apps on the smartphone.
I use it mainly for communication purposes.

for example, I have Duo installed. I don't want it but cannot uninstall it.
I want to force to never work and block all outgoing data from it
 

COLGeek

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I like my privacy, I try to limit the amount of personal data I'm exposing, thats why for example I don't use gmail and have no intention to use google apps on the smartphone.
I use it mainly for communication purposes.

for example, I have Duo installed. I don't want it but cannot uninstall it.
I want to force to never work and block all outgoing data from it
Then don't get a smart phone. Get an old style flip phone with minimal "app" support. Just an option to consider.
 

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Then don't get a smart phone. Get an old style flip phone with minimal "app" support. Just an option to consider.
unfortunatly, it became impossible due to carrier limitation where I live.
I'm trying to make the best of the situation.
so if I understand, beside uninstalling software, I can do the rest both as root and as non root?
 

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I bought it directly from the vendor, the carrier enforces volte which requires 4G
I've used adb to remove pkgs I don't want/need
I've rooted it thinking I must to that to remove pkgs but seems like I don't need it to I relocked it