Corporate Privacy test 7c - (Android 9.x; Earlier versions vary)

 

Exit all of your apps and reboot the phone. Once the phone is to the home screen:

 

Go to Settings → Apps & Notifications → see all apps → Google app info page.

Go to the app storage page.

Clear app cache and storage.

Stop the app process.

Go to the app permissions page.

Turn off all permissions listed on the permissions page.

Go back to the app info page.

Disable Google app.

 

Go to Settings → Apps & Notifications → see all apps → Google Play services info page

Go to the app storage page.

Clear app cache and storage.

(This app process can not be killed)

Go to the app permissions page.

Turn off all permissions listed on the permissions page.

Go to the app notifications page.

Disable notifications.

(This app can not be disabled)

 

Actions Services will display a 'Google Play services error' notification. It will try to send you to the Google Play services info page to resolve it. Do not make changes to the Google Play services page.

 

Go to Settings → Apps & Notifications → see all apps → Actions Services info page

Go to the Notifications page.

Turn off 'Google Play Services availability' notifications.

 

Call your voice mail. Phone app will also display a 'Google Play services error' notification. It will (again) try to send you to the Google Play services info page to resolve it. Do not make changes to the Google Play services page. This is how to tell if an app is attempting to make use of the Google Play API.

 

Go to Settings → Apps & Notifications → see all apps → Phone info page

Go to the Notifications page.

Turn off 'Google Play Services availability' notifications.

 

(This will need to be done for every app that shows the 'Google Play services error' message; The notification option itself does not appear in the settings until after the error is triggered for the first time, for each effected app)

 

Go to Settings → Security & Location → Advanced → Device admin apps

Turn off Find My Device

Select 'Deactivate this device admin app'

 

Go to Settings → Security & Location → Location → Advanced

Turn off Google ELS and Location Accuracy services.

 

Go to Settings → Security & Location → Location → Advanced → Scanning

Turn off Wi-Fi scanning and Bluetooth scanning.

 

Go to Settings → Connected Devices

Go to Connection preferences and turn off NFC

 

Go to Settings → System → Advanced

Go to the Privacy info page (if it exists) and turn off all data sharing.

 

Reboot the phone. Google Assistant and Google Play Services are disabled and denied permissions to collect your data. Be advised that apps that make use of Google Play services may no longer function correctly; as always, YMMV.