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daboynb/Safetycore-placeholder

Placeholder APK to permanently block Google SafetyCore installation and updates observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/daboynb/Safetycore-placeholder · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

66/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 40
  • Longevity 39
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 0
  • age_days: 556
  • days_rel: 549
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 4

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1168 stars · 29 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A placeholder Android APK that occupies the com.google.android.safetycore package name so Google cannot install or update the real SafetyCore app. It works by causing a signature mismatch when Google attempts to replace it.

Use cases

  • block Google SafetyCore from installing on my Android phone
  • permanently disable SafetyCore updates
  • debloat Google apps without root
  • prevent Google from silently installing system services
  • replace a preinstalled Google app with a dummy APK

When to choose

  • you want to stop Google from installing or re-enabling SafetyCore on your Android device
  • you already debloat your phone and want a permanent block without root

When to avoid

  • you rely on SafetyCore features such as sensitive-content warnings
  • your device has SafetyCore baked into the system partition and you have no root access
  • you are not comfortable using adb to uninstall packages

Facets

application · maturity active

security privacy privacy android-tools security debloat apk google-safetycore signature-block placeholder-app android

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
daboynb/Safetycore-placeholdermain66

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="daboynb/Safetycore-placeholder")

Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem