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Ali Fadavinia
Iron Contributor
Jul 23, 2020
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How to uninstall android apps - Intune

Hi there,    We want to uninstall an app from Android devices. I did the same with iOS phones, it was super easy. I went to InTune, All Apps --> created an App : specified the App type (iOS S...
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  • Moe_Kinani's avatar
    Moe_Kinani
    Jul 24, 2020
    Hi Ali,

    You will have the option to uninstall in Android only if the app’s type “managed google play store”. Means synced from your managed play store to Intune.

    It looks like the app you trying to remove is Android Store App.

    Hope this helps!
    Moe
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Moe_Kinani
Bronze Contributor
Jul 24, 2020
Hi Ali,

You will have the option to uninstall in Android only if the app’s type “managed google play store”. Means synced from your managed play store to Intune.

It looks like the app you trying to remove is Android Store App.

Hope this helps!
Moe
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techtest
Copper Contributor
Aug 01, 2020

Moe_Kinani 

 

When will Microsoft be adding the ability to uninstall and/or disable non-Managed Google Play Store apps?

 

We are in need of uninstalling/disabling apps such as the Phone app from our Android-based warehouse scanners.

 

Thanks,

 

Jacob

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      techtest
      Copper Contributor
      Aug 03, 2020

      Thijs Lecomte 

       

      When I said "non-Managed Google Play Store apps", I meant Android System apps and any other apps that are not added to the device through the Managed Google Play Store.

       

      We do use Android Enterprise with Corporate-owned dedicated devices in Kiosk mode, and while uninstalling built-in apps is an option, the "built-in apps" that are provided are not what I'm looking for. This list of apps has Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Apps, Zoom, etc., but doesn't have any actual built-in or system apps for an Android device.

       

      As an example, for our scanner devices, I'd like to be able to disable the Phone app (com.android.phone) so that calls are not received on the device. I've tried adding com.android.phone as an Android Enterprise system app and setting it for Uninstall, but the status states "Not Applicable". When I switch it to Install, it shows that it's installed properly, so it appears there's a limitation to uninstalling (or disabling) Android System apps, unless there's another way to accomplish this that I'm not thinking of.

      • Thijs Lecomte's avatar
        Thijs Lecomte
        Bronze Contributor
        Aug 06, 2020
        How have you configured the Kiosk mode?
        Because when you are in kiosk mode, you can choose which apps are visible to a user
  • Moe_Kinani's avatar
    Moe_Kinani
    Bronze Contributor
    Aug 03, 2020
    Hi Jacob,

    I don’t think it’s on the roadmap.

    Moe

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