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Can com.sec.android.app.launcher be used to hide or disguise messages, texts, or apps on your phone? I am encountering an issue that I can't post about on here, but knowing what this apk can do would help greatly.

Adam Link
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you should be using samsung phone with samsung touchwiz UI on top of android. This should be launcher app customized by samsung.

com.sec.android.* is used normally used by samsung

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Here I was looking for ‍‍‍cdfs mode launcher when I come across this old post. Hmm... Now I'll throw my 2 cents in:

The {.sec.} in a manifest.xml files that I have come across changes the name compared to the other ones w/o it. Looks something like this:

<name>android.hardware.audio.effect</name>
And: <name>IEffectsFactory</name>

Open that and it's readable:

Compared to: <name>vendor.samsung.hardware.gnss</name>
And: <name>ISecGnss</name>

Open this and it will freak you out! All kinds of wing dings looking symbols instead of text.

Peyman Mohamadpour
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Per this extensive list of apps that are safe or dangerous to remove from your phone, the particular package com.sec.android.app.launcher is TouchWiz Home which is a Launcher provided by default on your phone.

You should only remove this if you have another launcher installed.

Adam Link
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