Disabling the pesky 'apps' in Redmi Note 3

With the latest updated Redmi note3 has added an app called 'Apps' (package name: com.xiaomi.picks) which keeps on bothering you to update apps using mi playstore

Yes, I tried to disable notifications using the normal way but Xiaomi MIUI won't give me the option to do that. You cannot disable some system apps.

So I had to use a hammer

I rooted my redmi note 3

Connected my redmi note 3 with laptop using usb cable

I ran the following commands to disable the 'Apps' app in redmi note 3

Note: The app won't be visible anymore after disabling it.
It's package name will only show up when you run : pm list packages -d


Here are the simple commands to disable the pesky 'Apps' on redmi note 3

Step 1: Open command prompt

Note: Make sure that you have adb.exe present in your system path to use adb

 

Step 2: Type the following and press enter: adb shell

Step 3: Type the following and press enter: su

You will be prompted on your phone to grant you super user access. 

Step 4: The next command is only to find the full package name of mipicks

pm list packages -e | grep 'mipicks'

Step 5: I found in the above the name is com.xiaomi.mipicks

pm disable com.xiaomi.mipicks

Hope this helps. Spread the knowledge.