"Places" in Phone app, how to debloat?

[Dheck]

Hello, anyone knows how to uninstall or debloat this? I dont know the exact package name thats why I cant remove this. I tried to removed "SmartProvider" and something "Hiya" but the "Places" is still there. Please help. Thanks.

[Khaled75]

What phone are you using? If you update your phone to One UI 4 or later, the Places feature will not be available.

[Dheck]

Galaxy A50

[Khaled75]

Unfortunately, the Galaxy A50 won't get the One UI 4 update which gets rid of the Places feature.

[TeamGalaxyRene]

Hello Dheck,

Thanks for reaching out to us here, in order to find out how to remove/uninstall apps especially in order to manage storage space.

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