com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks

A provider that lets phone makers and carriers preload bookmarks for the web browser. It is safe to disable: you lose nothing most people will miss.

What it does

This package lets a phone maker or carrier supply a set of default browser bookmarks, which browsers such as Chrome can read and show as a partner bookmarks folder. It has no app label, so Settings shows its package name, and it has nothing to do unless the maker included bookmarks. It does not run in the background.

Also shown as Partner Bookmarks Provider.

If you disable it

Preloaded partner bookmarks disappear from the browser. Your own bookmarks are not affected.

How to disable it

On most phones Settings greys out Disable for this package, so ADB is the way to turn it off. The commands below work without root and can be undone.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks

adb shell pm enable com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks

The stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks

New to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.

Data and battery

Holds the preloaded bookmark list; no user data.

Where it appears

• Made by Android Open Source Project.