Is it possible to freeze Amazon AppStore app on stock unrooted Jelly Bean
(4.1+)?
Preface: I have had severely negative experiences with Amazon AppStore app
on my previous (2.2) phone. The only saving grace was that the phone was
rooted, so I could use my Titanium Backup to freeze it (my usage pattern
of Amazon-Store apps was to use them very infrequently so this worked).
Now, I upgraded to a 4.1 JellyBean device (HTC Droid DNA if it matters).
Since the device is not rooted - and will stay so for a while, I am
extremely apprehensive about installing Amazon App Store, even though I'd
like to download and play some of the games I already purchased there.
Question:
Is it possible to freeze Amazon AppStore app on stock unrooted Jelly Bean
(4.1+) device (HTC Sense 4)?
As per this Q&A, "Disable" functionality in JB4.1 only works on
pre-installed system apps.
By "Freeze", I specifically mean do something which will make it
impossible for the app itself OR any of its services to start from any and
all of its intents, across reboots, until explicitly "unfrozen".
Freezing does NOT simply mean removing the icon from app drawer, as long
as related services remain running.
Not interested in any methods that involve loading custom loaders/roms/etc...
I am perfectly aware that if I "freeze" Amazon AS, I will not be able to
run any of the apps downloaded from it due to lack of DRM service. I am OK
with that.
I would obviously be happy with a generic "freeze a non-system app" method
not Amazon AS centric as long as it is guaranteed (ideally, proven) to
work on Amazon AS. But I'm also fine with Amazon AS specific method.
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