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Uninstall all apps on an Android Device that have the intent-filter category IOT_LAUNCHER
#!/bin/bash
sp="/-\|"
sc=0
spin() {
printf "\b${sp:sc++:1}"
((sc==${#sp})) && sc=0
}
endspin() {
printf "\r"
}
echo "Uninstalling Android Things category apps"
# This script is for > DP8
# for < DP8 you need to replace android.intent.category.HOME with android.intent.category.IOT_LAUNCHER on line 25
spin
userInstalledPackages=( $(adb shell pm list packages -3 | sed -e "s/^"package:"//" ) )
iotPackages=()
for userPackage in "${userInstalledPackages[@]}"
do
:
spin
categoryLauncherText=$( adb shell pm dump $userPackage | grep "android.intent.category.HOME")
if [ -n "${categoryLauncherText}" ]; then
iotPackages+=(${userPackage})
fi
done
endspin
for iotPackage in "${iotPackages[@]}"
do
:
echo "Uninstalling $iotPackage"
adb uninstall $iotPackage
done
echo "Complete"
@davemckelvie
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Great idea, thank you!

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