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Blocking spam from "Whats New" app & Chrome suggestions
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Android setup tips
Android setup tips
( Blocking spam from "Whats New" app & Chrome suggestions )
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Block Chrome's suggested articles.md

Visit and disable these 2 flags by pasting in chrome's address bar.

  • chrome://flags/#enable-ntp-popular-sites
  • chrome://flags/#enable-ntp-snippets
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Block Xperia "What's New" app.md

Connect the phone and make sure USB debugging is enabled ( Requires dev Settings to be enabled by tapping "Build Number" in Settings -> About Phone seven times. )

adb shell
pm hide com.sonymobile.entrance
# Old version: `block com.sonymobile.advancedwidget.entrance`
# For smallapps ( optional ):
pm hide com.sony.smallapp.launcher
pm hide com.sony.smallapp.app.widget
# Exit
exit
adb reboot
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