How to Remove Bloatware from Android Phones (No Root)

Recently, Android smartphones come with bloatware like Cleaners, Facebook app managers, and questionable voice assistants. Such apps regularly use up essential resources like RAM, processing power, and battery, not to mention the privacy concerns that come with it. These hidden apps wouldn’t matter if we had the option to uninstall them like we do with regular apps.

OEMs partner with various software companies to preload their applications, and manufacturers classify these applications as system applications and make them part of the operating system. System apps are deeply integrated into the operating system, so they cannot be uninstalled normally, so privileged permission is required to do so. But no worries, we have some handy tricks that can easily uninstall these apps with just one ADB command.

Install ADB

Before everything, You need to install ADB Proceed with (Android Debug Bridge). We’ve written a comprehensive guide to make things easy for you. Just click the link and follow the step by step instructions and you will be ready for the next step.

Remove Bloatware Without Root

Here we will learn different ways to uninstall apps. First, we will remove the bloatware using a universal method that works on all Android devices regardless of manufacturer. In this method, the process will be manual so you can learn how everything works. After that, we will remove bloatware on Samsung and Xiaomi smartphones using some of them. automatic vehicles that does the job in a few clicks. However, let’s start with the universal method.

Remove Bloatware from Any Android Smartphone

• Connect the smartphone to your PC. Medicine adb devices In Command Prompt, Powershell or Terminal and press enter. If your device is listed with a serial number, you are good to go. If not, review our guide again and set things right.

• The next step is to find the package name of the apps you want to remove. You can download Application Inspector (Free) and note the package names you want to remove. To do this, open App Inspector and tap the app of your choice. It will show the package name at the top.

• Return to PC, type adb shell in your terminal and hit enter. After that, type pm uninstall -k --user 0 <name of package> you will have to write the actual package name here <name of package> . For example, if you want to uninstall the Facebook app, type: pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.katana and press enter. Facebook app will be uninstalled instantly.

You can easily remove annoying apps one by one this way. While the process can be grueling if you have a long list of apps to uninstall, you have to be diligent in doing so. There are many interdependent system apps, so uninstalling any of these essential apps can render your smartphone unusable. So be careful when uninstalling core system apps.

Remove Bloatware on Xiaomi and Poco Phones:

In this method, we will use a simple app to remove intrusive apps. Before continuing, make sure ADB is enabled in Developer Options. To reconfirm, simply open Settings and go to About Device at the top. There, tap on MIUI version 7 to 8 times continuously and it will enable Developer Options. After that, go back to Settings and open Additional Settings. There you will find the said Developer Options. Open it and scroll down, find the USB debugging option and enable it.

• Now download Xiaomi ADB Fastboot Tools app. It is a simple application that simplifies the entire removal process in just a few clicks.

Note: Xiaomi ADB Fastboot Tools a jar application, you must have Java installed on your computer. If the application does not start, download java from here and install it. Now, the app should work fine.

• Next, connect the smartphone to your PC and launch the application. You will see a popup asking for USB debugging permission on your smartphone. Uninstalling Bloatware is an ADB permission required to give permission and Status changes to Device located on the left side of the app. If it does not detect your device, then ADB is not installed correctly.

• Now, the app will load all the apps installed on your smartphone. You can select the apps you want to uninstall and Click the remove button. Voila, in just a few seconds the bloatware will be removed.

Note: Uninstalling these apps will not block your device. The prefetched list only shows apps that are safe to uninstall.

• Disconnect your smartphone after uninstalling the apps. Then reboot for the changes to take effect. Now there will be no bloatware on your Xiaomi device and you can use it without any problems.

No need to worry about breaking OTA updateswill work as intended. However, Xiaomi can add any apps that were removed after a system update. Therefore, you may need to repeat the process. All in all, this is a great way to inflate your Xiaomi smartphone and will bring a much better mobile experience without the boredom.

Remove Bloatware from Samsung Smartphones

To remove bloatware from Samsung smartphones we will use a paid third party app called Package Disabler Pro ($3.49) from Play Store which can remove bloatware with few taps. It’s a pretty simple process without plugging in a PC and that’s why we use this method. However app uses Device Administrator privilege To uninstall apps that are too sensitive to give. If you’re happy to allow, you can go ahead and use this method or use the universal method we described above.

• Download Package Disabler Pro+ ($3.49) Download and install from Play Store. Now, simply select apps by tapping the checkbox and they will be disabled. To confirm the changes, simply tap the Disabled section below to see all disabled apps. Similarly, you can uncheck the boxes to enable them.

• You may find the process of disabling bloatware time consuming, so there is a neat hack that disables all bloatware using an XML file. XDA user BAYmustafa96 has collected all disabled apps in an XML file that is safe to disable. You can do Download XML file and transfer it to the application.
• Just tap the three-dot menu and ‘import from XML‘ choice. After that, tap on Select and scroll down to the Download folder. Open it and you will find your downloaded XML file. Now, select the XML file and tap on Import.

What If Something Goes Wrong?

Things can get worse if you’re not careful. However, there is nothing to worry about as you can make your smartphone fully usable. you just have to reset your smartphone to factory settings through recovery mode and your smartphone will be fully restored to factory default settings. That’s why it’s recommended backup all your data before pulling the trigger. Because if things don’t go as expected, you may lose your data and we don’t want you to experience that.

Remove Bloatware from Your Phone Without Root

Well, this way you can remove bloatware from your phone without having to root it first. Removing bloatware is great not only because it clears your app drawer, but also because it prevents wasting your smartphone’s resources and in some cases can stop (or at least reduce) the number of ads seen on certain phones. Fantastic. So, have you removed or disabled bloatware from your phone? Let us know in the comments below.