If you’re an Android user, you might have noticed there are lots of bloatware that have recently appeared on Android smartphones. Bloatware is an unwanted app that is pre-installed on your phone. These apps usually consume essential resources such as RAM, processing power, and battery, not to mention the privacy risks that come with them.
The reason why they are available is that OEMs collaborate with software vendors to pre-install their apps, and manufacturers then classify those apps as system apps, including them into the operating system. Since system apps are deeply embedded into the OS, they cannot be uninstalled without the required permissions.
However, you don’t, need to be concerned about that. We’ve got a few tips for quickly uninstalling these apps with simply an ADB command. and it doesn’t require any root access. With that said, let’s get started.
Here is How to Disable Bloatware on Android Without Rooting Your Device
Before disabling bloatware on your Android smartphone, you need to set up ADB (Android Debugging Bridge) to proceed further. We will show how to do that below;
- Open the Settings app on your smartphone
- Near the bottom of the list, tap the About Phone option.
- Then, to enable Developer Mode, tap the Build Number option seven times. When it’s done, you’ll see a pop-up notification
- Return to the main Settings screen and select Developer Options from the drop-down menu
- Next, enable the USB Debugging mode option
- After that, scroll down to the bottom of the page and follow the rest of the instructions for your device’s operating system.
Once the setup process is complete, proceed to the next steps below;
- Connect your smartphone to your computer through a USB. With the use of either Command Prompt, Powershell, or Terminal, type adb devices and hit Enter. Once your Android device is listed with a serial number, you’re good to go to the next step
- Next, look for the package names of the apps you wish to uninstall. You can install App Inspector on your smartphone and make a list of the packages you want to remove.
- Next, return to your PC and enter adb shell in your terminal
- After that, type pm uninstall -k –user 0 name of package>, where name of package> must be replaced with the real package name. For instance, if it’s Facebook Manager, you replace the package name with the app and it’ll be uninstalled instantly.
That is how you can easily uninstall bloatware or annoying apps on your Android device. While the process can be tedious if you have a lengthy list of apps to uninstall, you must be focused. Since there are so many interdependent system apps, uninstalling even one of them might render your smartphone useless. As a result, be cautious while deleting key system apps.
