Chosen Solution
Hi! I want to buy whole sale OEM phones from China and then permanently get rid of their wifi/bluetooth capabilities. I have been advised that I could do so through software/application modifications, but I also learned that any of these processes can be reversed by rooting the phone. I have heard that its possible to go through the hardware and manually remove the wifi/bluetooth chip/drivers to permanently disable them, but could not find any further details on the subject. Does anyone know if this process is possible, and if so, how can I learn more about it/find someone who specializes in it. Best, Dan
It seems like a wifi/bluetooth jammer would be a far more sensible option. They can be a few hundred dollars, but in terms of man hours required to remove board level components it’s nothing . Like @danj says removing the components removes the ability to update the device. You might consider looking for a tablet that has some sort of admin service that can allow settings to be changed by a admin but not by a user, there may even just be apps on the app store that allow admin privileges. You might also consider creating a custom ROM with no drivers for connectivity, but that seems like a lot of work. I’ll add that my little sister goes to a school that has free wifi in all the buildings, I think it’s rather stupid idea to cut people off from the internet that has so much to offer interms of self-education. They have a tech admin team that block access to facebook and snapchat etc. But what about cheating? I went to school in the days with no smart phones and cheated my way to the top just fine.
Here where I live a both a middle & high school tried Kindle tablets a few years ago to lessen the amount of books the kids would need to carry. While it achieved that goal it still didn’t fly as the teachers were to limited on what they could use for content. Now that was over 5 years ago so things have changed so it might be worth trying again. But I think using a phone would not be very useful and from a teachers perspective in the classroom it would be hard to tell what you were doing. Using a digital paper tablet I think might go a long way here as it would have a long battery life, a large screen so you would be able to see the content clearly and the most important part cheap! While these tablets do have WiFi I don’t think that would be an issue as the apps and content within the Kindle could be controlled via software. Remember a phone or tablet needs some means of communication to update and maintain. If you force people to use a wired connection you then force them to use a computer which might not be available where they live. In todays world many kids have cellphones so they can keep in contact with their families. Yes, they can be abused too! So far I don’t know of many schools which put a full ban on them. Instead they force the kids to leave them in their lockers (not in class). It has nothing to do with Bluetooth or WiFi just the distraction factor. Basically if you only had cellular service it would be a problem. I would focus on a tablet concept and look at how you could control all of the methods of communication the device offers. Don’t look at a hardware solution unless its some sort of lock & key solution to enable/disable Bluetooth, WiFi & Cellular services.
To the person who can’t imagine why anyone would want to permanently delete bluetooth, screen mirroring, find my phone etc from your device I say Lucky you. you obviously do not have hoards of scumbags identity thieves stalking you with clones of your devices linked to YOUR identity blaming their debts, dirty deeds, even their medical records on you because Yes the reason for it all is because they have my social security number which is the Federal Identification number in the USA and nobody stops them from using it. not even the police when they arrest someone they just say verbally “ what’s your social security number?” and scumbags give them my Social security number and police write it into their public records with no evidence of ownership of it. If the criminal has their victims social security number memorized they get to use the owner of that Federal Identification numbers identity. once you have a few hundred thousand scumbags stalking you with their clones trying to make their GPS link to you at a cash register or other narrowed passageway / identity sensitive GPS point making police think you are the scumbags and so stalk and terrorize you mercilessly for years you will understand why you don’t want these things on your phone enabling criminals to victimize you. The social security administration also helps the criminals violate their victims by having a computer matching data base that allows them to be considered me if they use enough letters of my name inside their aliases.
Just for all you people with no clue why someone might need a phone with no WIFI let me fill you in. You can get in trouble with the law in a way that they BAN you from owning a phone that can in any way get on the internet. While you can disable the data plan on a phone service, if the phone has WIFI capability you can still get on the internet.
Hi Dan, thank you for your post! I, too, am interested in knowing how I can remove the wifi and Bluetooth and gps hardware from an any electronic device. Not just my phone, but my laptop, car…etc. I wish there was something that could just go back to the basics instead of all these integrations that are difficult to isolate. For those who wonder why? I hope you never get hacked to find out the answer.
If your talking a hardware basis, that’s very impossible. The other option is to go software, and that can always be undone, often by simply resetting the phone. Also, if the purpose is too totally block interfacing, Android phones are built with so many interfacing ways it would be impossible to block them all. Tell us what the use is and maybe we can do better.
I found out a way to do that via a Samsung Galaxy S8. Maybe this could be helpful for anyone looking for such a solution. You just need to remove specific hardware files and then it does the job. I posted the answer on the xda developer forum https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/delet…
How to remove the Bluetooth internet access
This is a very strange request. And I don’t understand why you want to do it. Let’s say Bluetooth is not needed in the phone for someone, but wi-fi is a very important component in the phone these days. But to answer your question, yes, you can do it. But if you can’t do it yourself without complicated explanations, here you need to use software with the connection of additional devices. It is better to contact Jammer Master, and they will help you. Otherwise, you might do something wrong and pay more to restore your device.
