In this guide, we will show you a couple of nifty methods through which you can remove the Android System SafetyCore app from your device. The Android System SafetyCore is an app that acts as a backbone for the “Sensitive Content Warnings” feature in Google Messages, which scans images on-device to detect potentially unwanted content.
There are two grave areas of concern here- first off is the fact that Google has secretly installed this app across numerous Android devices without taking consent from the users in the first place. Then the fact that it scans all your images present on the device makes it a major privacy scare.
So, can’t you simply uninstall the app from your device? Well, you definitely can but the app will again get installed on your device a few hours later! So what else can be done? Well, there are a couple of handy workarounds that should help you address this concern. So without any further ado, let’s check them out.
How to Remove Android System SafetyCore from Your Device
Since uninstalling is not an option, we will be keeping it aside and will instead opt for disabling the app. By default, the app doesn’t support the disable option, so we will be taking the help of ADB Commands to get this job done. In this regard, we have shared two approaches- Non-Root and Root.
The benefit of non-root is the obvious one that it doesn’t require root, but on the flip side, you’ll have to take the help of a PC. On the other hand, the root method doesn’t require a PC, but rooting comes with quite a few issues [such as Play Integrity]. While we have listed both methods below, you should opt for the one that is in sync with your requirements.
Non Root
- First and foremost, download & extract the Android SDK Platform Tools.
- Now enable USB Debugging on your device and connect it to PC via USB.
- Then open Command Prompt inside the platform-tools folder and type:
Command Prompt: adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.safetycore Powershell: .\adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.safetycore Mac/Linux: ./adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.safetycore
Root
- Download and install Termux on your device.
- Now launch it and type in the below command
su -c pm disable com.google.android.safetycore
- You’ll get a SU request, make sure to tap Grant.
Using PlaceHolder [Non Root]
If you don’t want to disable the app or use the ADB commands, then you can uninstall the app and install this open-source placeholder app in its place. When Google searches your device for the presence of the SafetyCore app, it will come across this placeholder app and assume it to be its own, and hence will no longer install the SafetyCore onto your device!
That’s it. These were the three different methods that should help you remove the Android System SafetyCore app from your device. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution as soon as possible.
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