Debloat your Android phone - No Root!

In this video I'll show you how to uninstall any app on your Android phone to debloat it, without needing root access.
Don't forget - ALWAYS BACKUP ALL YOUR STUFF BEFORE FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE!!
Links to latest version of ADB:
Windows:
dl.google.com/...
Mac:
dl.google.com/...
Linux:
dl.google.com/...
Links to my debloat lists:
drive.google.c...
Here are the commands for anyone too lazy to click the links above:
To disable but not uninstall (Useful if testing or if you are unsure if you should delete an app):
pm disable-user --user 0 ******
To re-enable:
pm enable --user 0 ******
To permanently delete (System apps usually require factory reset to restore, so BE CAREFUL!):
pm uninstall --user 0 ******
Install command:
pm install-existing --user 0 ******
And lastly: ALWAYS BACKUP ALL YOUR STUFF BEFORE FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE!!

[@skywing626]

Dude, I literally wasted 4hrs looking for tutorials on how to remove bloatware. It literally was a blessing from the lord that you made this video. Thanks a lot, and guys, trust me, it's working!

[@NearFarMedia]

I'm glad I could help. :)

[@JaySM1LE]

I second that! This was a life saver. I’m over here frantically copying notes while I watch this like it’s a midterm hahaha.

[@haslotakieo]

Work for androjd 10?

[@AriesTheBestGaming]

@@haslotakieo Yes.

[@JayMaverick]

I love Samsung hardware, but the software is an absolute disgrace. It's disgusting that users need to go through this circus to make their phone usable.

[@mazharkhan681]

We are playing its roll to its finest,

[@tungurahua8257]

I just bought a Samsung A53 and it is truly disgusting how much sh*t is on that phone. And why do I need a Samsung account to display photos stored on my phone on a television? 😡

[@Franktasy7]

This is exactly what i needed! i removed a lot of bloatware from an S9 i purchased online which turned out to be a U.S Phone and with your method i removed the ATT&T bloatware that came with it and a lot of other junk i didn't need to use, Thanks heaps and greetings from Australia!

[@zafardhansay300]

Did u check ur device storage before and after uninstalling.?? How much was storage used ?? How much storage was free??? I think 🤔 this method only disables bloatware apps and cant unistall it completely..plz help

[@Franktasy7]

@@zafardhansay300 it removes it completed and my device storage went up to 38gb available out of 64gb total and that's with apps downloaded, it's definitely gone since i checked every where on my phone for traces of the apps.

[@glassesguy5170]

Was having trouble getting adb to recognize my phone, changing the usb tethering to MIDI from transferring files did the trick, hope this helps anyone else who was also having this problem. Otherwise, great video, was simple and easy to follow.

[@matheus5230]

Make sure your phone's drivers are updated and oficial

[@RobinDobbie]

This should be at the top!

[@waxfalcon]

BTW after debloat an old phone, the battery refreshed and last one full day! Phone looks neat and it flows flawlessly smooth. Thank you NFM and ADB

[@NearFarMedia]

Awesome! Great to hear your phone is lasting longer between charges. You might even notice it feels faster and the user interface feels more snappy to use without all that stuff running in the background.

[@waxfalcon]

@@NearFarMedia yessir, totally agree

[@jdmscooob]

A big thank you! I had MMI Group app installed on my new Samsung A7 tablet and it had basically every permission granted (all files, camera, microphone, like 52 permissions) . No option to remove it or even disable it in settings. Did lots of research and apparently only Samsung devices manufactured in the caribbean have it preinstalled (I'm in the UK). I wanted it gone because I didn't trust my tablet with that app having all those permissions. Its gone now!! Now I'm gonna go get rid of the preinstalled microsoft junk too.

[@user-rr8dn5yl7d]

This is the most helpful ADB video I've found on KZbin.

[@shaker31]

omg ..finnaly ..i find ur video ..its so easy and so simple to undertund ..its works so perfectly ...and thx for the debloat lists

[@NearFarMedia]

You're welcome!

[@dasKeks28]

Thank you SO much! I was already reducing my range of possible next phones drastically because of how annoyed I was by bloatware. This changes everything and I can consider a whole bunch of Samsung phones again.

[@tineristineris1860]

I just used this method...amazing work. Bloatware is fucked to oblivion.

[@ahmedalsadi0010]

does this break knox?

[@gabriel.o.michael9549]

Hands up, aaaaaaaand down. Very effective and straight to the point, bless you, dear Sir.

[@vmgzombie]

This was so easy to do thanks to your clear and easy instructions. Finally got rid of all that at&t junk on my unlocked phone. Thanks a lot.

[@NonLegitNation2]

Great tutorial I used your vid to help debloat my Note 20 Ultra a few months ago. I just got a S22 Ultra yesterday and I'll be doing it again with this phone. Again great video it's much appreciated.

[@ilbutti6796]

bro I LOVE YOU. Greetings from Italy!!!

[@thetuberxyz]

Hey mate, Thanks for the info, I'm still learning linux, thers are so many distros, so anything new I can learn is always good. You just made another subscriber my friend.

[@shreeshakr6666]

Waw...!! This is crazy Man...!!! I was thinking how to get rid of those battery consuming useless apps and you came in my way. I just deleted those junks and now I think my phone is light and more efficient. I wonder why people are not utilizing this informative videos.

[@fas9667]

wish you would show exactly all the steps in order on what to do from beginning to end .

[@GabrielTobing]

Here with my S10 because I am hating all the bloatware. Thanks for the video!

[@satyakibose5777]

KZbin recommends all shit but not this masterpiece!

[@whatsdrugs]

I just wanted to say thank you for showing this! To the point and easy to follow. You're the real MVP!

[@dixinormous8539]

i owe you a beer, thanks cobber

[@WitchMedusa]

Another Firefox Mobile user, we are a rare breed, keep it up. Also I'm still on a Galaxy S7 lol, it's an amazing phone, maybe not the most private but I've got a pixel 5 with GrapheneOS for testing & demos really. But for personal use my main phone is still the S7 which works great. Maybe when the pixel 7 comes out I'll switch to that so I can actually have good security & privacy instead of my patchwork privacy mods on this phone, my issue is the pixel 6 is just way too big.

[@Your1Ninja]

This is great! Helped me out a lot. These new Samsung's are filled to the brim with garbage

[@Alexutz45321]

Thank you so much! Also on linux you just install adb from your package manager than follow the tutorial like normal!

[@NearFarMedia]

Thanks for the tip!

[@truthseeker803]

thanks man.. specially for the note 20 list

[@_Just_John]

Thank you for this tutorial. I feel much better after I got rid of all the garbage bloatware, sneaky spyware and unnecessary system parts like Digital Well Being, Parental Control, stupid stickers etc. And I made a simple batch file for future debloating and to spread clean Android. Thank you!

[@toastlover73]

mind if you send an XML file for package disabler pro?.

[@kaarthikh6956]

Hey Thanks a lot. Worked fine in both of my samsung phone No issues encountered. Bloatware free phone😄😃😀

[@arctivio5015]

big note for people that are struggling it might not be your phone but instead it might be the cable you are using not all usb cables support data transfer i had to use like 4 cables to get it right

[@juliobro1]

What if after doing this, apps reappear in the list? Also, where is Samsung Free? What is the package name?

[@bt7339]

Hello, I clicked on the link but I am unsure as to how I get the application running. I'm using the windows one.

[@themosticonicscenesinmovie8737]

OMG! What a video! My Note 10 plus is so fast now! And the battery life is also great. Previosly I was rooting my every phone, now I don't need it. Wow! I have only one question: How to remove calendar?

[@BastiiOGx3]

thank you man is working greetings from germany

[@MrPopo-bd1ix]

In the description you say to type pm uninstall --user 0 ****** but then in the video you type and say to type pm uninstall -k --user 0 ****** So which one is it? You did the same with the disable directions, in the description you said pm disable-user --user 0 ****** but in the bloatware list you said pm disable-user --user 0 ****** Again, which one do we use? And when we disable it do we disable it via the factory provided disable button, your way, both, or doesn't matter? Why disable the app before uninstalling it? I first disabled it via disabling it on the phone but then when i tried to uninstall it the Windows Powershell didn't respond when I would hit enter. Why?

[@connor0323]

it says 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. after i run adb devices in command promt

[@guitarballup1]

I had the same problem. I noticed in the video he typed "cd" in the command prompt. Once I did this it fixed it for me. Also if you right click on the folder there is a copy address; which also helped to know. Also if you right click in the command prompt it pastes.

[@jamesfrancislegaspi3586]

is it safe to remove bloatware?

[@a_maxed_out_handle_of_30_chars]

thank you, this video along with the app inspector app helped me a lot :)

[@catry707]

HOLLY COW! YOU ARE THE BEST!!

[@TonkatrainHONKHONK]

Awesome little guide, I wish I had seen this earlier!

[@MehediHasan-my2sg]

Sir everything works fine but game optimization service isn't It shows success in the computer but it appears again.

[@NearFarMedia]

Hi, Yeah that one seems to reinstall itself. I'm not sure why, but I have monitored it and it doesn't seem to do anything unless you actually use it anyway.

[@Gnotesamurai7]

still showing it how to 100% remove it from the app info>? i dont what to see it

[@newtlyme7820]

oh. my god. THANK YOU! my phone runs SOOO much better!!

[@toastlover73]

Thank you! Even tho i have a config on how to do it this is the best than mine thank you very very very much also an english speaking i subbed!!!!!!!!!

[@spacedaway]

Samsung users, remember not to uninstall Galaxy Store. Critical system apps like Accessibility and stuff gets updated from it. You're free to uninstall Galaxy Themes and Samsung Account though.

[@NearFarMedia]

Good tip. Thanks for the reminder.

[@xani123123]

@@NearFarMedia Works in galaxy note 20 ultra?

[@Raylightsen]

Excellent and well explained

[@robertemerson7083]

Great instruction! However I can't get my android 9.0 phone recognized by the PC (as seen around the 4:08 mark). Is there a troubleshoot for that or any driver etc. to enable communication over USB? I have USB debug turned on in developer mode and the phone recognized the USB connection (asks if I want to allow data access or charge only).

[@robertemerson7083]

All set. Using a windows 10 machine gets the phone recognized straight away.

[@robertemerson7083]

Right. OK that's got it. Thank you so much for this spot on video. Do you have a tip jar or patreon?

[@NearFarMedia]

Glad the video could help and that you got it working. :) We did have a Patreon but it wasn't really worth it, so we just run on a couple youtube ads here and there..

[@gracefulvessel]

i have the same problem and i dont have window 10 :/ any advice?

[@christhelostsoul9927]

thanks man this helped out alot

[@Homosapien77]

awesome man thanks this helped

[@janalay5759q]

Thanks it works for me

[@davidwaggott6138]

This looks great! Excuse my lack of understand of the cmd prompt though, but getting 'System cannot find path specified'. Am putting in correct location I'm sure, help!

[@abhishekmurarka159]

This was so helpful. Thank you so much

[@keithlamontdavis8047]

This worked perfectly. Thank you!

[@NonLegitNation2]

Just going through my S22U right now and quick question, what would i enter to remove google messages, I don't see it on your lists? I use Samsung Messenger and always end up getting the two messaging app confused because they are basically called the same thing "Messages" on my phone.

[@CB-mw5cz]

This was just what I needed, thank you so much for making this tutorial

[@bear5016]

Just a heads up. I did some uninstalls prior to updating and some apps stayed uninstalled i.e. facebook did not reinstall with update.

[@NearFarMedia]

Yeah, so far I've only found that the Game Optimising Service (GOS) reinstalls itself.

[@joshuafermin7093]

DELETE FAILED INTERNAL ERROR how?

[@memyself3149]

My DEX app no longer works. Which app in the Note 20 Ultra Remove List drives the DEX app? The DEX app generates a desktop GUI when I connect my Note 20 Ultra to my TV. I have deleted the DEX app by mistake and what is not making it easy to fix is how the Remove List has no app listed that includes the word DEX. I hope somebody can clarify to me what app name the DEX app is subordinate to.

[@gayanaka1]

hey hey brah great video just wanted to know if I checked your document and the gaming stuff if i remove it will it stop games from working properly or will it just remove the bloatware on samsungs game launcher ?

[@kudobaban]

Firstly i want thanks for this helpful video. But in the other side i just want to know since i want to buy one of galaxy series soon. 1. How to make back up? 2. Are the microsoft apps full of service or only like trial?

[@NearFarMedia]

Use Smart Switch to make a backup to your PC. I'm not sure on Microsoft apps beyond Outlook and Microsoft Lens. Those two have no restrictions or payments, but I have no idea about the others as I don't use them.

[@shauryadawra13]

Thanks man, it worked and its amazing.

[@chilibaldrr840]

Great video, very helpful.

[@1188jv]

Thank you mate. You're the man.

[@Mecolo]

why use -k option leaving cached files? you should not need them since you are uninstalling the app (and also you made a backup of the system), right? I appreciate an explanation

[@NearFarMedia]

Ah yes of course, you only need to use the -k option if you are disabling the app.

[@Mecolo]

@@NearFarMedia thanks 😁

[@bear5016]

DELETE FAILED OWNER BLOCKED? trying to delete samsung pay framework I got it disabled though.

[@yashbanerjee7930]

thanks a lot, works like a charm

[@rtony209]

I have an s22 and like the idea of Disabling the app first. But if I go through my intent here with you will you give me a list of bloatware for the ultra . I don't use Bixby the calendar app Samsung pay and pass is replaced with other apps.

[@betiryanmercer7301]

doing fine until all of a sudden at 4:21, the screen became so fuzzy I was unable to continue.

[@swaktor]

debloat my samsung active watch ..but how to connect to my laptop ? ....hm ...i will find out

[@NearFarMedia]

If you figure it out, let us know how you go!

[@sarthakmittal1745]

Can u tell me what did u do before the cd devices command ..... the navigation address thing I cant get it

[@allidoisplay]

Excellent video! Subscribed. Quick question. I installed LINUX on my Chromebook and when I run ADB it shows multiple devices in the list (aside from my phone). How do I run a command for adb shell for this specific device? Thanks again!

[@Benjamin-om3ih]

I keep getting this problem emulator-5562 not sure what to do about it

[@sunsat2345]

Thanks sir! It works💙❤❤💙

[@safeermn3134]

your videos are awesome

[@exotic6417]

Bro I have note 20 ultra powered by AT&T and I can't even find OEM unlocking Is there anyway to unlock the bootloader ?

[@cocasurfboards]

FINALLY!!!!!!!!

[@sanidhyasharma2416]

Can you please help me I have download all the binary that you have given in the link I have zip the in hard drive but I don't know how locate in command prompt please help me I need to uninstall bloatware from my samsung s9

[@barnardcarbajal8506]

Samsung A20 will not show a build number.

[@jasonsnell708]

the process works, but it's tedious. Tried it on a Galaxy S8+. I dont' use it very much but i'll see how well the battery lasts, etc...

Just did this on my Note 20 Ultra, worked perfectly. Thanks.

[@jaykingsun7093]

Does the battery last much longer?

@@jaykingsun7093 battery is definitely better because many of these apps are always active in the background.

[@dragonnani3468]

thank you soo munch 🤗🤗🤗

[@saw-alone-man6150]

This wouldn't ruin my TMobile service to connect with my 5G?

[@l.j.torres444]

My Samsung A23 is being hacked as well as all my other phones and laptop as well I need help I'm being hacked to get my information and ruin my reputation

[@michaelevans6205]

Man im feeling kinda dumb its not working like I would hope I keep getting stuck around the 3.28 second mark in the video it keeps saying. the file name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. So I haven't even really be able to get going actually haha. Any tips?

[@ajohmobile]

find it helpful thanks

[@prckmnst]

Thank you SO MUCH!!!! I have 1 Question and 2 Hints: Question:- If I completely uninstall Bixby, is the "Bixby" Button useless then?!? Now the Hints... Hint1: Restore Uninstalled System Apps: The bloatware removal command contains ‘user 0‘ parameter. It means that the apps you uninstalled using adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0, were only removed for the current user (user 0). If someone else uses your phone with a guest account, all the removed apps will still be available to him because the compressed APK packages for the apps still remain on the device. It simply means that if you need the uninstalled system app sometime later, you can easily re-install the removed app using another ADB shell command: eg cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup Simply execute the above command to restore the app package that you uninstalled earlier 😎 Hint 2: Copy the command (for example com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup) and by clicking twice with right mouse button in the Command Prompt window, it automatically pastes the command...aaand gonnne 😎😎

[@NearFarMedia]

I was able to still use the Bixby button on my Note9 using the bxactions app after uninstalling all bixby stuff. On my Note20 Ultra, you can remap the button in the android settings without using an app, which also still works after removing all bixby stuff. I have mine set to double tap for flashlight and it works perfectly.

[@bombibombe]

Thank you for your tutorial you saved me !

[@kurosakiichigo1700]

my samsung note 1 N7000 do not show the notification at 3:50 when i hit adb devices..what is wrong with it?

[@stormerbuzz352]

it keeps saying it stopped working when I try to start it

[@neil9151]

Question : When i uninstall facebook through this method it removes it but when i Try to download facebook again it automatically becomes a system app again How do I prevent this from happening?

[@NearFarMedia]

I think the OS sees the newly installed app as a system app as if it was the originally installed one. I haven't found a way around it, so I think the only way to uninstall it is to use the pricess in my video again. A bit of a pain unfortunately.

[@BlackNumber0ne]

Is there a reliable and extensive safe-to-remove-list out there somewhere, along with explanations? Most sources are contradicting each other, hence I am hesitant to start removing all the recommended apps. Any hints?

[@idlesurfer214]

Really good video. Many thanks. Just one thing: Green text on a black background in the command prompt screen is difficult to read. Maybe next time set the text colour to white. Keep up the good work.

[@samueljob7049]

you can use the same steps for any device i tested

[@darkside2312]

Thankyou so much it is working dude

[@rainman2111]

thanks, I removed 4 bloatwares

[@omarnoble4788]

First they showed up as uninstalled, but the phone wasn't showing a difference in the amount of free storage oddly enough. Still no difference in the the storage it's calculating, but most of the apps are gone from the system application list.

[@vivekmishra1703]

thanks bro

[@samanthagriffinv2.08]

Worked great but some of the apps said “failure [not installed for user 0] so it found it and it knows it’s there but I can’t get rid of it

[@redds7]

How much battery life we get more after debloating?

[@KirilPetrov65]

what do I do when it says no devices or emulators found everything was good until I reached adb shell

[@dzejkob8]

Still cannot remove game optimizing service

[@chell6022]

Thank you so much!