How to Uninstall Bloatware & Apps Android System without Root
Sunday, October 6, 2019
How to Uninstall Bloatware & Apps Android System without Root - When you buy a new Android phone, chances are it is accompanied by lots of bloatware that is already installed. Although you can delete these third-party bloatware applications, some applications are installed as system applications and cannot be uninstalled. This is especially true for the entire set of Google applications. If you are not a fan of Google Play Music, or Google Duo, sorry, you can't delete it from your phone. To get rid of system applications, you must root your phone. The bad thing is, it's not easy to boot your cell phone, and you will void your cellphone's warranty by doing so. In addition, rooting your cell phone also prevents you from using certain applications such as Internet Banking and Google Pay.
Here are some ways to remove bloatware / system applications without root on Android.
Uninstall / disable bloatware
For third-party Bloatware, most of them can be easily removed.
1. On your Android phone, open "Settings -> Manage applications".
2. Find the application you want to uninstall and touch.
3. If there is a "Uninstall" button, tap to uninstall the application
4. If you see a "Disable" button instead of an Uninstall button, this means that the apps cannot be uninstalled but can be disabled.
Disabled ”means that the app becomes dormant, won't show up in your application list and won't be recognized as an installed app.
Tap on the Disable button to disable the app.
For Xiaomi phones, first install the "Hidden Settings for MIUI" app.
1. Open "Hidden Settings for MIUI."
2. Go to "Manage applications" and find the application you want to disable.
3. Tap on the “Disable” button.
Uninstall system apps using adb
Adb is a powerful tool for you to debug your phone. It also comes with commands for you to manage app packages (in this case, uninstall packages).1. To use adb, you need to install adb on your desktop computer.
For Linux, you can just install "android-tools" from your Software Center or package manager.
For Windows, follow the instructions here to install adb.
2. Next, you need to enable "Developer Options" on your phone. Once enabled, go into the Developer Options, scroll down the list and enable "USB debugging."
3. Connect your phone to the desktop via a USB cable. When prompted, change the "charge only" mode to "file transfer (MTP)" mode.
4. In Windows, navigate to the adb directory and launch the command prompt in that folder. For Linux, just open the Terminal.
Type the following command to start adb and verify that the phone is connected.
If you see an entry listed under the "List of devices" section, then your device is connected.
5. Start the adb shell.
6. List all the packages installed in the phone.
The list will be very long. You can use grep to narrow down the list. For example, to only show Google packages, use the command:
7. Find the name of the application you want to delete. The name is an entry afterwards Package :. For example, the package name for the Google Contact application is com.google.android.contacts.
If you have trouble identifying the package name, just open the Google Play Store in your browser and search for the application. Check the URL for package name.
8. Type the following command to delete the application.
You will see the word "Success" if the uninstallation was successful.
The --userbera in the command above is important because it tells the system to delete the application for the current user only (and 0 is the default / main phone user). There is no way you can delete an application from all users unless you root the phone.
As a warning, uninstalling system applications has the potential to damage the system, so only uninstall applications that you believe. Applications like Gmail, Google Play Music, Google Play Movies, etc. Safe to delete, but never delete the Google Play Store or any file associated with it. If your phone becomes unstable after you delete certain applications, reinstall it from the Google Play Store or reset your phone's manufacturer.