'How to remove an app with active device admin enabled on Android?

I wrote an app with device admin enabled (DevicePolicyManager) and installed. But when I want to uninstall it, it returns failed with this message

WARN/PackageManager(69): Not removing package com.mypackage.test: has active device admin

How can I uninstall it, or uninstall it programmically? Thanks.

Solution 1:^[1]

You could also create a new DevicePolicyManager and then use removeAdmin(adminReceiver) from an onClickListener of a button in your app

//set the onClickListener here
{
   ComponentName devAdminReceiver = new ComponentName(context, deviceAdminReceiver.class);
   DevicePolicyManager dpm = (DevicePolicyManager)context.getSystemService(Context.DEVICE_POLICY_SERVICE);
   dpm.removeActiveAdmin(devAdminReceiver);
}

And then you can uninstall

Solution 2:^[2]

On Samsung go to "Settings" -> "Lock screen and security" -> "Other security settings" -> "Phone administrators" and deselect the admin which you want to uninstall.

The "security" word was hidden on my display, so it was not obvious that I should click on "Lock screen".

Solution 3:^[3]

Redmi/xiaomi user

Go to "Settings" -> "Password & security" -> "Privacy" -> "Special app access" -> "Device admin apps" and select the account which you want to uninstall.

Or Simply

go to setting -> Then search for Device admin apps -> click and select the account which you want to uninstall.

Solution 4:^[4]

Enter vault password and inside vault right top corner options icon is there. Press on it. In that ->settings->vault admin rites to be unselected. Work done. U can uninstall app now.

Solution 5:^[5]

For Redmi users,

Settings -> Password & security -> Privacy -> Special app access -> Device admin apps

Click the deactivate the apps

Solution 6:^[6]

On a Samsung Galaxy S9 with Android 10 and One UI 2.0: Biometrics and security -> Other security settings -> Device admin apps.

Solution 7:^[7]

If you known the package name?with abd you can remove the device owner

adb shell dpm remove-active-admin packagename/.yourAdminReceiver

then

adb uninstall packagename

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