[Hot News] [SOLVED]: Uninstall Android App That Has Installed Itself As A Device Manager

[Hot News] [SOLVED]: Uninstall Android App That Has Installed Itself As A Device Manager
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Several Android malware apps on the Google Play Store installs themselves as a Device Manager and as a result cannot be uninstalled by the normal Android app uninstall procedure because under these situations, both "Uninstall" & "Force Quit" options are grayed out and not remain active.

These type of persistent Android malware apps are mainly targeting its user smartphones to display ads on the user's smartphone screens, either when it is in locked state or even when you are actively using the Android smartphone.

If you are encountering a similar persistent Android malware app that doesn't let you to uninstall, then these are some of the options you could try to uninstall this Android app that has installed itself as a Device Manager rather than a regular Android app.

Option 1:

Go to "Settings > Security > Device Admins" to see if this malware Android app is listed out there. If it is, then go ahead and "Stop" it and then try to "Uninstall" it from there.

Option 2:

Using "Android Safe Mode" to uninstall the Android malware app from there.

Option 3:

Uninstall the malware Android app using ADB. ADB is an Android Debugger tool that you can install on your computer and then plug in your Android smartphone to your computer using a USB cable. After connecting, go to "Settings > About Phone > Software" and then tap on "build number" for 7 times to unlock developer mode.

Once successfully unlocked the developer mode, go to "Settings > Developer Options" and enable it. Next also enable "USB Debugging" option under this setting.

Now, get back to your computer and open up its command prompt. In the computer's command prompt, type:

adb uninstall

The app package name can be obtained by checking on the Android app page in the Google Play Store.