Permanently detach apps from Google Play Store?

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KcowMoo

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Freaking youtube app the updated version is total trash and installing the correct version a pain after patching so that it not gay has Dark Mode and Background playback it won't get notifications half the time so it needs to be reinstalled and re patched agian good now it fully working detach it from play store using titanium good not showing up in updates cool, reboot then Google gay asking me to update youtube again have to detach from play store everytime,I hate Google sometimes and I can try resigning with test key but I hate to reinstall the app again after finally getting the stupid thing working. :eek:
 
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The zip signer works for user apps I agree but what about system apps, they also show up in play store if there is a newer version but how to proceed in that case? Considering I'm rooted with magisk. How do I re-sign and re-install a system app?

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Hello, I'd like to detach Swift key from the play store but if I try to resign with zip signer, after it doesn't installs (app not installed) on my note4 with Android 6 and on my s7 witch Android 8.
I tried any sort of keys.
I have Titanium Backup but it doesn't actually disconnect apps from the play store.
Any suggestions?
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paarnoutse said:
Tested this at my OnPlus 5 running Android 8.1.0, but unfortunately it doesn't help. After installing an app by another user at the phone and then switching back to your normal user, the app isn't available and not shown within the launcher for that other user (like the other user also doesn't have the user apps available in his launcher that were installed before by your normal user).
By the way: When removing the other user from your phone, the user apps that were installed by that user will be removed.
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Bro I think the dude meant sign in with another Google account and then install the app with the alternate Google account and then remove the alternate Google account.. it sounds like u used another user account on ur phone? Of course the user accounts can't see each other apps. They are different users. But on the main user on ur phone, use an alternate Google account. By alternate Google account, I mean sign in with another Gmail, go to the play store, select the alt Gmail account, and install the app, and then remove the alt Gmail.
 
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ontwykende

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Thia ia really old topick... but it's still actual... with "new" PlayStore and A14... more then ever...
Can anyone sugest any new working method?
Now play store show all apps... and I am ready frustrated with it...
Anyway to ban some apps for update? Expecaly google apps?
 
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ontwykende said:
Thia ia really old topick... but it's still actual... with "new" PlayStore and A14... more then ever...
Can anyone sugest any new working method?
Now play store show all apps... and I am ready frustrated with it...
Anyway to ban some apps for update? Expecaly google apps?
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It really is a pain in the back now. It overwrites all my modded apps. Were you able to find any wayout?
 
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ontwykende

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amritpal2489 said:
Just an update : I used the j-hc detach magish module and it works well with the latest beta update
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On Android 14 ?
I am a little bit scare of using magisk module... last time I used detch module, I endid in bootloop... and I reinstalled everything from start .
So, does it work on Android 14... more specifically Color OS 14 ?
 
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    cthulu
    The only way to do this I've found so far is to :
    * get the Apk you wanna detach (eg using TitaniumBackup)
    * install ZipSigner from play store
    * re-sign the extracted Apk using ZipSigner and test key
    * uninstall the original app and install the re-signed Apk

    This worked for me to get rid of new version of Facebook requiring all kind of permissions
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    rogerinnyc
    Another Technique

    Found this thread while trying to figure out a way to stay with Nova 3.3 instead of their buggy (so far) update to 4.0 and 4.0.1. It was annoying to keep getting the Play reminder to update and, as someone else said, it also means you can't do an "update all"
    But I had trouble making the zipsigner approach outlined herein work, but these steps (found in another thread) worked for me.

    1. Find the Nova apk (or other app apk you're trying to detach) in your data/app file and copy to somewhere you can find easily
    2. Download APK Permission Remover (by Steelworks) from the Play Store (it's free)
    3. Open APK Permission Remover and find the apk of the app you want to detach from the Market
    4. Your app will be opened, with all of its permissions revealed. Choose one that is not important to lose -- and tap it to disable (e.g., for Nova, I got rid of a permission to read the HTC launcher) (since I'm on a Note 3).
    5. Then choose the option within APK Permission Remover to uninstall the existing version of your app and install this new (missing one permission) version.
    6. Voila. The change in the APK appears to work to disconnect the app from the market. Survived a reboot too.

    Yes, I get the Nova Prime warning, but it doesn't seem to limit its functionality -- it's just saying don't go to them for support (not that I've gotten any response to my multiple emails outlining some of the bugs of 4.0)
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    Get the apk from /data/app and make a copy and put it on /sdcard/. Uninstall from the play store and then install from the apk. Make sure you have unknown sources checked. Then it won't update from the play store because it'll be installed by something other than the play store. :) I hope this helps.
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    flash608
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    You can do it without root.

    First, uninstall the app that you don't want to get updates. Then add different Google account on your phone. On Google play from the new account install the app that you want. At last delete the account from your phone.

    The app won't be updated cause it's attached to an account that doesn't exist on your phone any more :)

    The best part is that I was searching for a solution for a long time and that just came into my head.
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    Taxmaster
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    Hello all!

    Is there any way to PERMANENTLY detach an installed app (that you wish to keep installed) from the Google Play store in order to prevent it from updating or checking for updates? Titanium Backup provides a detach option but for some reason it isn't permanent (lasts hours and/or next reboot).

    Thank you!

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