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A Universal Android Debloater issue reports that non-rooted Android 17 no longer allows ADB to uninstall certain system apps for a user.
The thread found a less dramatic workaround—disable rather than remove—while warning that carrier and vendor apps make the difference meaningful to privacy-minded owners.
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The proposed ADB change answers a real security concern, but it treats on-device debugging as collateral damage. The author argues that an app cannot silently create the necessary ADB session: the user must already enable debugging and complete pairing or approve a prompt.
HN split between people who see a long-overdue hardening and people who see another capability disappearing from a nominally open OS.