how do I uninstall an application from a cloud phone - Elastic Cloud Phone

If you no longer require an application that is installed on your cloud phone, you can manually uninstall the application from your cloud phone. Uninstalling an unwanted application can free up memory, which allows your cloud phone to run more smoothly.

Prerequisites

The cloud phone is in the Running state.

Procedure

Uninstall an application by using a cloud phone

Connect to the cloud phone by using Web Real-time Communication (WebRTC). For more information, see Connect to cloud phones by using WebRTC over the Internet.
In the right-side navigation pane, click Configure.
On the page that appears, click Apps & notifications.
On the Apps & notifications page, click See all XX apps.
Click the name of the application.

On the App Info page, click DISABLE. Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall the application.

Uninstall an application by running ADB commands

Obtain the name of the installation package of the application that you want to uninstall.

Connect to the cloud phone by using Android Debug Bridge (ADB). For more information, see Connect to cloud phones by using ADB over the Internet.

Run the following command to obtain the name of the installation package of the application:

adb shell pm list packages

A command output that is similar to the following one is returned. Sample installation package name: com.android.chrome.

package:com.android.cts.priv.ctsshim
package:com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.corner
package:com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.double
package:com.android.providers.telephony
package:com.android.providers.calendar
package:com.android.providers.media
package:com.android.wallpapercropper
package:com.android.chrome
package:com.android.printservice.recommendation
package:com.android.dialer
package:com.android.gallery3d

Run the following command to uninstall the application:
```
adb uninstall <Installation package name>
```
Sample command:
```
adb uninstall com.android.chrome
```
If Success is included in the command output that is returned, the application is uninstalled.

Uninstall an application from one or more cloud phones in the ECP console

You can uninstall an application from one or more cloud phones in the Elastic Cloud Phone (ECP) console. You can uninstall an application from up to 10 cloud phones at the same time.

Obtain the name of the installation package of the application that you want to uninstall.

Connect to one of the cloud phones by using ADB. For more information, see Connect to cloud phones by using ADB over the Internet.

Run the following command to obtain the name of the installation package of the application:

adb shell pm list packages

A command output that is similar to the following one is returned. Sample installation package name: com.android.chrome.

package:com.android.cts.priv.ctsshim
package:com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.corner
package:com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.double
package:com.android.providers.telephony
package:com.android.providers.calendar
package:com.android.providers.media
package:com.android.wallpapercropper
package:com.android.chrome
package:com.android.printservice.recommendation
package:com.android.dialer
package:com.android.gallery3d

Uninstall the application.
1. Log on to the ECP console.
2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Cloud Phones.
3. In the Actions column of the cloud phone from which you want to uninstall the application, click and choose Application Management > Uninstall Application.
4. (Optional) Select one or more cloud phones and choose More > Uninstall Application in the lower part of the Cloud Phones page.
5. In the dialog box that appears, enter the name of the application that you want to uninstall, for example, com.android.chrome.
6. Click OK.

References

UninstallApplication