Sorry Google

Minimal stub APKs that block Google from automatically installing or updating unwanted system apps. Each stub declares the same package name as the target app but is signed with a different key, causing a signature mismatch that prevents the original from being pushed.

Targeted Packages

Package	App Name	Google Play
com.google.android.safetycore	Android System SafetyCore	Play Store
com.google.android.contactkeys	Android System Key Verifier	Play Store
com.google.android.verifier	Android Developer Verifier	Play Store

Uninstalling

These packages may be pre-installed as system or privileged system apps. The commands available to you depend on whether your device has root access.

Without Root

You can remove the packages from the current Android user using ADB:

adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.safetycore
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.contactkeys
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.verifier

This does not remove the original APK from the system partition. The packages remain available as pre-installed system apps and can potentially be restored by the system.

If pm uninstall --user 0 reports:

Failure [not installed for 0]

the package is already uninstalled for that user.

For packages that cannot be uninstalled for the user, disable them instead:

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.safetycore
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.contactkeys
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.verifier

With Root

With root access, you can uninstall the packages using su:

adb shell su -c "pm uninstall com.google.android.safetycore"
adb shell su -c "pm uninstall com.google.android.contactkeys"
adb shell su -c "pm uninstall com.google.android.verifier"

For system apps, removing the package with pm uninstall still does not necessarily delete the APK from the read-only system partition. The APK may return after a factory reset or system update.

Multiple Users

The commands above target user 0. To see all users on the device:

adb shell pm list users

To uninstall a package for another user:

adb shell pm uninstall --user <USER_ID> <PACKAGE>

For example:

adb shell pm uninstall --user 10 com.google.android.verifier

Replace <USER_ID> with the actual Android user ID.

How It Works

1. Each module is a valid Android APK with the exact package name of the target.
2. The stubs are signed with your own key, not Google's key.
3. When Google tries to install or update the real app, the signature mismatch prevents the existing stub from being replaced by the original package.
4. The stubs contain no application code — only the required manifest and icon.

Downloading

Download the latest APKs from GitHub Releases.

Download the APK for the package you want and install it normally on Android.

Building from Source

./gradlew assembleDebug
# or for release (requires signing config in local.properties):
./gradlew assembleRelease

GitHub Actions

Push a tag to trigger a build and publish signed APKs as a GitHub Release:

git tag v1.0
git push origin v1.0