i used this on many phones from different brands. It may break some apps (that can be replaced with foss alternatives) but it never bricked any phone. 🤷
there are communities on xdaforums.com or xda-developers.com for specific models where you can find more detailed information
easiest way to stop that ☞
pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.gsf pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.ims pm uninstall --user 0 com.android.vendingDoing this Bricked my phone.
Skill issue
Nope
i used this on many phones from different brands. It may break some apps (that can be replaced with foss alternatives) but it never bricked any phone. 🤷
there are communities on xdaforums.com or xda-developers.com for specific models where you can find more detailed information
Are these the only packages Google uses for this purpose?
afaik, yes. this disables play services, as well as store (vending)