[DEBLOAT] Wileyfox Debloater - Quickly clean your Nougat-based Wileyfox device!

linuxct · May 11, 2017

Hey all!

As you all know, Wileyfox has started rolling out Nougat for their devices, starting with the codenamed marmite family (Swift 2, 2 Plus and 2X models). With this new update, Wileyfox has also included a bunch of BLOATWARE I personally NEVER expected from them. I mean, I didn't request ads in my launcher, and why do I need to forcefully use Truecaller dialer instead of the cleaner, AOSP-based one? That's why I've created this Wileyfox Debloater tool, to keep the system apps as clean and stockish as possible.

App removals included:

App additons / other features included:

Warning:

Code:

Your device's system partition [B]IS NOW [COLOR="Red"]TAMPERED[/COLOR][/B]. This implies two things:
1. You WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INSTALL ANY NEWER OTAs ON IT. 
(To learn how to properly upgrade your device, kindly check post [URL="https://forum.xda-developers.com/swift-2/development/debloat-wileyfox-debloater-quickly-t3587536/post72258926#post72258926"]#25[/URL])
2. Your device MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BOOT UNLESS YOU DISABLE DM-VERITY. 
(And to do so, the quickest way is to [B]install[/B] [B][URL="https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445"]Magisk[/URL][/B].)

Downloads:
- For the latest Wileyfox Swift 2, Swift 2 Plus and Swift 2X firmware: Wileyfox-TOS118C-Debloater--11-05-17.zip
(For version TOS089 check Wileyfox-TOS089-Debloater--10-04-17.zip)
- For more Wileyfox devices, coming soon

Installation instructions:
1. Update your device to Nougat
2. Unlock your bootloader and flash TWRP
3. Download the latest version zip
4. Boot into TWRP, make a backup if you wish (although is highly recommended), choose Install and locate and flash the ZIP.
5. Reboot and enjoy!
6. Are you missing missed calls notifications? Is the caller ID always showed as a number instead of a contact name during phone calls? Check post #16!

Uninstall instructions:
Check post #6

Enjoy, and don't forget to leave a Thanks if you loved it!

rivierakid · Apr 10, 2017

I'm also dissapointed that the OS is far from the pure AOSP.
But it is possible to tweak it without losing the future OTAs:

1. Install google launcher, google messenger
2. Install google phone from apk mirror - this version is working on my phone - http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...-7-0-140861421-nonnexus-android-apk-download/
3. Deactivate truecaller, duo, news, ... - but be careful, some apps are needed for the system and remember to activate all apps before the OTA update...

linuxct · Apr 10, 2017 at 11:13 PM

rivierakid said:
I'm also dissapointed that the OS is far from the pure AOSP.
But it is possible to tweak it without losing the future OTAs:

1. Install google launcher, google messenger
2. Install google phone from apk mirror - this version is working on my phone - http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...-7-0-140861421-nonnexus-android-apk-download/
3. Deactivate truecaller, duo, news, ... - but be careful, some apps are needed for the system and remember to activate all apps before the OTA update...

That is also a possibility but:
1. Launcher3 conflicts with the already installed launcher, so it's impossible to get that out of the way
2. I got latest version working here using the required libraries (extracted from a Pixel), so yeah, probably both possibilities are just fine
And for the third one, just wanted to say there's no need to reactivate them (if you manage to deactivate them, ofc), and, all of the packages the script moves are stored in a safe place (/system/__bloat), so they can be restored from there

rivierakid · Feb 7, 2009 49 20 0

I don't remember if I had a problem with a previous OTA update for Wileyfox, but I was not able to install an update without reactivation a disabled app.
I'm not sure...

You could select a default launcher and the phone has really enough RAM, so I think it is not necessary to remove the FoxHole from the system.
But anyway, nice work! You could provide an uninstall instructions - if it is really possible. I hope that there can be an OTA update in the future...
The final solution for this is LineageOS, if they provide the source

jdtanner · Apr 11, 2017

Excellent! Thanks for providing this...such a stupid shame that Wileyfox decided to do this. I'm just hoping that they now release their sources so that we can start working on a proper release of Lineage!

*Edit: Nice! https://bitbucket.org/wileyfox/kernel-wileyfox-msm8937/commits/all*

JT

linuxct · Apr 11, 2017 at 11:59 AM

rivierakid said:
But anyway, nice work! You could provide an uninstall instructions - if it is really possible. I hope that there can be an OTA update in the future...

Of course. The debloater doesn't delete any of your system apps, but move them to /system/__bloat. There you'll find 3 folders, the app, the priv-app and the vendor one, just cut and paste them back to /system and the deleted apps will come back. Also, don't forget to remove the framework files and permissions the debloater installs, such as /system/framework/com.google.android.dialer.support.jar and /system/etc/permissions/com.google.android.dialer.support.xml. You can also remove the the GoogleContacts, GoogleDialer, GoogleMessages and Launcher3 folders from /system/priv-app, and revert the build.prop tweaks (lines 164 and 165, change values from 1 and 8 to 2 and 4, line 196, change value from 6 to 4).

Reverting all of that, your system will go back as it came with the Nougat OTA.

MCPoppa · Apr 27, 2011 118 6 0

Hello,

thanks for your effort to the community.

I have a question.
How do I install this? I've tried it with twrp but everytime I install twrp my device won't boot.
To repair this I flashed the newest "system.img".
But I can't replace my stock recovery.

jdtanner · Sep 1, 2007 24 1 0

linuxct said:
Of course. The debloater doesn't delete any of your system apps, but move them to /system/__bloat. There you'll find 3 folders, the app, the priv-app and the vendor one, just cut and paste them back to /system and the deleted apps will come back. Also, don't forget to remove the framework files and permissions the debloater installs, such as /system/framework/com.google.android.dialer.support.jar and /system/etc/permissions/com.google.android.dialer.support.xml. You can also remove the the GoogleContacts, GoogleDialer, GoogleMessages and Launcher3 folders from /system/priv-app, and revert the build.prop tweaks (lines 164 and 165, change values from 1 and 8 to 2 and 4, line 196, change value from 6 to 4).

Reverting all of that, your system will go back as it came with the Nougat OTA.

Any chance of updating debloater to change the UI colour scheme from orange back to blue?

JT

linuxct · Apr 11, 2017 at 9:21 PM

MCPoppa said:
I have a question.
How do I install this? I've tried it with twrp but everytime I install twrp my device won't boot.
To repair this I flashed the newest "system.img".
But I can't replace my stock recovery.

Try downloading version 3.0.2-0 from TWRP download website, and flash it via the command

Code:

fastboot flash recovery <name-of-the-file>.IMG

Replacing name of the file for the actual filename of it. To enter fastboot mode, you should see a warning when you boot up your device. Hit any volume keys, and, using them, choose the fastboot mode and select it with the power key. Now you should be able to use the fastboot commands.

jdtanner said:
Any chance of updating debloater to change the UI colour scheme from orange back to blue?

JT

I'm already working on it... But it'll surely require substratum, which probably won't work out of the box just by flashing it from the recovery. I'm looking for solutions

MCPoppa · Apr 27, 2011 118 6 0

linuxct said:
Try downloading version 3.0.2-0 from TWRP download website, and flash it via the command

Code:

fastboot flash recovery <name-of-the-file>.IMG

Replacing name of the file for the actual filename of it. To enter fastboot mode, you should see a warning when you boot up your device. Hit any volume keys, and, using them, choose the fastboot mode and select it with the power key. Now you should be able to use the fastboot commands.

I'm already working on it... But it'll surely require substratum, which probably won't work out of the box just by flashing it from the recovery. I'm looking for solutions

Everytime i installed twrp i got stuck in a bootloop :/

linuxct · Apr 11, 2017 at 9:28 PM

MCPoppa said:
Everytime i installed twrp i got stuck in a bootloop :/

Okay, can you try doing "fastboot boot" and the name of the image instead of flashing it? It will avoid bootloops, since it just boots to the image. Keep me posted, please.

MCPoppa · Apr 27, 2011 118 6 0

linuxct said:
Okay, can you try doing "fastboot boot" and the name of the image instead of flashing it? It will avoid bootloops, since it just boots to the image. Keep me posted, please.

Still doesnt let me boot up after I installed your debloat zip.

Everytime I install or boot to twrp 3.1.0 or 3.0.2 for marmite i get a boot loop and a "dm-verity .." screen.
I've tried different versions of twrp and different methods like "fastboot flash" and "fastboot boot" but everytime I flash something it gets stuck on booting up.
When I was on Marshmello I had this "dm-verity" message too but I could modify my system as I wanted and it booted up everytime, i had TWRP, your Speakermod, Magisk Mask etc installed no problem.
I think it has something todo with the update to Nougat.
How did you bring it run on your device?

linuxct · Apr 12, 2017 at 9:09 AM

MCPoppa said:
Still doesnt let me boot up after I installed your debloat zip.

Everytime I install or boot to twrp 3.1.0 or 3.0.2 for marmite i get a boot loop and a "dm-verity .." screen.
I've tried different versions of twrp and different methods like "fastboot flash" and "fastboot boot" but everytime I flash something it gets stuck on booting up.
When I was on Marshmello I had this "dm-verity" message too but I could modify my system as I wanted and it booted up everytime, i had TWRP, your Speakermod, Magisk Mask etc installed no problem.
I think it has something todo with the update to Nougat.
How did you bring it run on your device?

I explained it last night here, but I also stated it in the OP:

linuxct said:

Warning:

Code:

Your device's system partition [B]IS NOW [COLOR="Red"]TAMPERED[/COLOR][/B]. This implies two things:
1. You WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INSTALL ANY NEWER OTAs ON IT.
[B]2. Your device MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BOOT UNLESS YOU DISABLE DM-VERITY.[/B] 
(And to do so, the quickest way is to [B]install[/B] [B][URL="https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445"]Magisk[/URL][/B].)

MCPoppa · Apr 27, 2011 118 6 0

linuxct said:
I explained it last night here, but I also stated it in the OP:

Thanks, i've installed magisk mask again and the message didn't appeared.
I've also flashed your debloater and everything works fine.
Can I now flash TWRP or do I have to boot it up via fastboot everytime?

linuxct · Apr 12, 2017 at 9:42 AM

MCPoppa said:
Thanks, i've installed magisk mask again and the message didn't appeared.
I've also flashed your debloater and everything works fine.
Can I now flash TWRP or do I have to boot it up via fastboot everytime?

Try flashing it to your recovery partition, my guess is that now that DM-verity is disabled everything should work fine

Cheers!

linuxct · Apr 12, 2017

Quick update post after two days of usage, yesterday I noticed I didn't receive any notifications on missed calls, and that the caller ID always showed as a number although I had it added as a contact.
I realised that I didn't have any "Phone" app chosen as default in Android settings, so I was missing those notifications until I opened the Google Dialer app.

In case it happens to you, to sort it out go into Settings > Apps, then hit the gear in the top right corner and make sure you've a config similar to this one (Launcher3, Google's "Phone" and Google's "Messages" chosen as default Home, Phone and Messaging apps).

I hope this is clear for everyone, since it's not something I can fix on my side/requires the user to do the change

Coldragon · Apr 15, 2017

Thank's a lot ! Work like a charm ! I now have a Wileyfox Swift 2 Plus with Android 7.1.1, TWRP, SuperSU, Magisk and not bloatware !
But ... How do you get ride of the ORANGE, it's everywhere ! Like on the screen of your upper post ?

Thank's again

Edit : Since I've done your debloat, I don't see the name of my caller :/ They are in the call historic, they are in contact, but when they call me they don't show, only their number (+33612345678) :/

Edit2[For no flood] : Oh damn i'm dumb, thanks !

linuxct · Apr 15, 2017 at 2:05 AM

Coldragon said:
Edit : Since I've done your debloat, I don't see the name of my caller :/ They are in the call historic, they are in contact, but when they call me they don't show, only their number (+33*******) :/

Read the post that is exactly above yours, I commented the issue and how to fix it lol

Ianharding · Apr 16, 2017 1 0 0

I have TWRP, SuperSU, and Magisk. Marshmallow boots with no problem, but I get the dm-verity screen on boot with the message "dm-verity is not started in enforcing mode".
Does this mean dm-verity is disabled because it is not enforcing, or do I need to do something to stop the whole dm-verity screen appearing before I can successfully upgrade, debloater, and boot Nougat?

linuxct · Apr 17, 2017 at 2:36 AM

Ianharding said:
I have TWRP, SuperSU, and Magisk. Marshmallow boots with no problem, but I get the dm-verity screen on boot with the message "dm-verity is not started in enforcing mode".
Does this mean dm-verity is disabled because it is not enforcing, or do I need to do something to stop the whole dm-verity screen appearing before I can successfully upgrade, debloater, and boot Nougat?

Firsts things first: After heavily modding the system like you did on Marshmallow, make sure not to update your device through the regular OTA but using a recovery image like the ones posted in this device's forum.
For magisk: are you sure you flashed it correctly? Magisk disables that dmverity message you are mentioning, so maybe you installed an old version or wasn't properly flashed.

My advice is: download everything: the recovery image, the debloater and Magisk. Boot into TWRP, wipe EVERYTHING if possible, including Data cache dalvik cache and system partitions. Once done, flash the recovery image zip, and right after that, without rebooting, flash the debloater and magisk. Reboot and everything should work perfectly

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