10 mysterious factory APPS on Android

Strange System Apps on Android

• AASA Service: This is apparently a service related to device security policy apps.
• Download Manager: This app is related to downloads on your device. In older cell phones, it was called Load Manager. Deactivating it might cause issues with downloads, but not with uploading files.
• Agent Market Feedback: This seems to be a Google application. Other apps can use it to request feedback.
• android-ss-service-lib: According to eskerahn.dk, this is the “Hiya Service”. Hiya is a caller ID service used by Samsung, AT&T, and T-Mobile.
• ANT RadioService and ANT+ Plugins Service: These are related to ANT wireless network technology, primarily used for health purposes. They allow you to connect sensors like heart rate monitors, blood pressure monitors, or glucose monitors.
• BadgeProvider: This takes care of the Samsung launcher.
• Facebook App Installer and Facebook App Manager: These are used by Facebook to update its applications (including Facebook, Messenger, or Instagram), bypassing the Play Store.
• Location: This is related to Samsung’s location services and can be utilized through your Samsung account.
• SmartFaceService: This is used to keep the screen active when you’re looking at it. Samsung calls this feature “Smart Stay” (you can find it in Settings > Advanced Features).
• TuiService: Developed by Trustonic, this app provides security for commerce apps like those used by banks or cryptocurrency wallets. On a Samsung Galaxy, it might bring up the number pad in Samsung Pay.

Troubleshooting for These Apps

If you experience problems with any of these apps, consider the following steps:

1. Restart the device.
2. Force stop the app or wipe its cache partition.
3. Update the system if an update is available.

It’s possible that some of these apps have the option to “Disable”. While this action is reversible, keep in mind that deactivating an app might cause irregularities in other applications. If the “Disable” option is not available, the app may be considered critical to the system by the manufacturer. Attempting to force-disable it could be counterproductive.