[pdanny]

What is the mysterious "Apps" app on my KeyONE? It's installed, but doesn't show up in Google Play. Icon looks like a white "smile" on a blue background with with red, orange and yellow squares on the bottom. No developer info and its trying to access my phone.

[conite]

What is the mysterious "Apps" app on my KeyONE? It's installed, but doesn't show up in Google Play. Icon looks like a white "smile" on a blue background with with red, orange and yellow squares on the bottom. No developer info and its trying to access my phone.

Delete it. It was bloatware accidentally installed by TCL. They fixed it so that it shouldn't come back.

[pdanny]

Gone. Thanks for the help.

[Emaderton3]

Delete it. It was bloatware accidentally installed by TCL. They fixed it so that it shouldn't come back.

Isnt there another one they pushed? Name escapes me.

[conite]

Isnt there another one they pushed? Name escapes me.

Don't think so.

[falbo]

Isnt there another one they pushed? Name escapes me.

Maybe you were thinking of preview.

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[Emaderton3]

Maybe you were thinking of preview.

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Yes, I think that is what it was. Although, it never showed up on my K1. I wasn't able to delete Apps without coming back until just a few days ago as well.

[RLeeSimon]

so what is ARDA? a system app…

[falbo]

Yes, I think that is what it was. Although, it never showed up on my K1. I wasn't able to delete Apps without coming back until just a few days ago as well.

Yes that's probably the one. I never got the K1 but it's on my K2 hiding in the apps drawer, lol.
I think it can only be disabled however so I did that and will not open it again.

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[chetmanley]

so what is ARDA? a system app…

Yes, it's okay.

It allows for control of Cellular and GPS settings. It can be accessed by using an application called Chairlock which can be found on F-Droid.

However, it only opens on the Key2. On the Priv and Key1, the app won't open.

[Gundagordy]

Yes, it's okay.

It allows for control of Cellular and GPS settings. It can be accessed by using an application called Chairlock which can be found on F-Droid.

However, it only opens on the Key2. On the Priv and Key1, the app won't open.

Any possible way to download the Key2 ARDA app on the KeyOne? Using the secret code *#*#7862732#*#* (RUNARDA) doesn't work either.

P.S. thanks for your posts about disabling system apps. Learned a lot.

[chetmanley]

Any possible way to download the Key2 ARDA app on the KeyOne? Using the secret code *#*#7862732#*#* (RUNARDA) doesn't work either.

P.S. thanks for your posts about disabling system apps. Learned a lot.

I dont think that's possibile, they are both system apps. I'm not sure why it doesnt open on the Keyone or Priv.

Cheers

[Gundagordy]

No worries thanks for the reply.

I did some further digging in the logcat and found these:

- activityResumeTrigger: not whiteListedcom.blackberry.cellular.arda/com.blackberry.cellular.arda.ARDA/27
- activityResumeTrigger: not whiteListedcom.android.dialer/com.android.dialer.app.DialtactsActivity/150000

- Package [com.blackberry.cellular.arda] (a00dad6):
userId=1000
sharedUser=SharedUserSetting{3724c5 android.uid.system/1000}
pkg=Package{9375bbf com.blackberry.cellular.arda}
codePath=/system/app/arda
resourcePath=/system/app/arda
legacyNativeLibraryDir=/system/app/arda/lib
primaryCpuAbi=arm64-v8a
secondaryCpuAbi=null
versionCode=27 minSdk=24 targetSdk=24
versionName=8.1.0
splits=[base]
apkSigningVersion=1
applicationInfo=ApplicationInfo{f40728c com.blackberry.cellular.arda}
flags=[ SYSTEM HAS_CODE ALLOW_CLEAR_USER_DATA ]
privateFlags=[ PRIVATE_FLAG_ACTIVITIES_RESIZE_MODE_RESIZEABLE_VIA _SDK_VERSION ]
dataDir=/data/user/0/com.blackberry.cellular.arda
supportsScreens=[small, medium, large, xlarge, resizeable, anyDensity]
usesLibraries:
com.blackberry.cellular.bbryrilhook
com.blackberry.cellular.config
com.qualcomm.qcrilhook
usesLibraryFiles:
/system/framework/com.blackberry.cellular.config.jar
/system/framework/qcrilhook.jar
/system/framework/bbryrilhook.jar
pkgFlags=[ SYSTEM HAS_CODE ALLOW_CLEAR_USER_DATA ]
User 0: ceDataInode=1254182 installed=true hidden=false suspended=false stopped=false notLaunched=false enabled=0 instant=false virtual=false

- Info for package com.blackberry.cellular.arda
version code: 27
version name: 8.1.0
blocked: false

-QcRilRequest: [1564] < OEM_HOOK_RAW error: com.android.internal.telephony.CommandException: SYSTEM_ERR
QcrilMsgTunnelIfaceManager: handleMessage what = 2
BBRY_RIL_HOOK: QCRIL bbryRilGetImsConfig cmd returned exception: com.android.internal.telephony.CommandException: INTERNAL_ERR

- PhoneNumberUtils: inputPhoneNumber is not valid and seven digits not handled

So the app isn't whitelisted, and appears to have an error when using the 7 digit code. Sigh.