I can get into the box, I just can’t seem to find the files I need to delete. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I can get into the box, I just can’t seem to find the files I need to delete. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If you have access to a computer on the same network, install adb tools. I prefer to use the portable version 1.4.3 listed here. On the box turn on usb debugging in the developer options settings menu. Then check the Wi-Fi settings to note the up address of your box. On the computer through the command prompt navigate to the folder where you unzipped the adb tool and type: adb connect 192.168.?.? Replace the ?s with the IP address you obtained from your box. Accept the connection on your box. Then go to settings menu, navigate to apps and scroll down to the system app you want to uninstall. Notate the apps system name in the form of something like com.google.android.... Then on the command prompt on the computer you need to type: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.? Replace the ? with whatever the system name of the app you are trying to uninstall.
This will effectively uninstall the system app and remove it from the home screen. A factory reset will bring it back if you cannot reinstall it directly from the play store.
System apps are "hidden" in /root. If you haven't rooted your box, you can't get to them.